Let's see your exonumia!

Bruce, I have no history on this coin spoon. I bought it at a local flea market and the couple didn't any recollection of where they got it.

The only place where the silversmith could have put his mark is on the back of the flat piece attached to the edge and there is nothing. I have never understood why these guys didn't sign their little works of art. If I was a silversmith I would put my mark on my work so people would know I made it.

 

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Thanks for replying Ed. Most American silversmiths did stamp their products but not in this case. Then again this may not be an American piece so I wouldn't know the customs of the craftsmen in other countries. It would be nice to know who made the spoon though.

Bruce

 

Oregon Rose festival

 

Pan-Pacific 1915

 

Although there's not too much special about this Phoenix Coin Club 20th anniversary medal, the shape is really unusual. As a matter of fact, it's the major reason I bought it...and the $3 price tag of course. I don't know what the metal is but looks like pot medal or maybe pewter.

Bruce
Oops, sorry about the upside down reverse!

 

Here is a 1757 Prussian Battle of Rossbach Medal. It was a gift from my sister in law.




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An early work by Conrad Kuchler at the SOHO mint - a 47mm bronze medal "commemorating" (?) the execution of Maria Antoinette in 1793.

 

What'a schnoz.........

 

I thought it was Jimmy Durante's wife. But regardless, yarm comes up with a winner again.

 

Did she really get her hair done before
the big day?

 

the hair is as beautiful as her nose

Beautiful piece of art.
Congrats with the find Bob.

 

Outstanding yarm, as usual.

Bruce

 

Yosemite 1964

 

looks great with the 1939 Canadian Dollar

 

Nice tokens Galen. Thanks for showing them to us. I didn't realize that Yosemite was first protected by Abraham Lincoln.

Bruce

 

Clarke's Pure Rye Good for a Highball. I think they may have been from Peoria Ill. Brass, M/A, 10.9 grms, 31mm, government misspelled. Maybe they should have stuck to Revenuers.

 

Great piece longnine! The errors made on some of these tokens are interesting and, at times, hilarious. I've seen them on other good-fors like yours, counterstamps, struck tokens, wooden nickels, and on and on. Might be interesting to have an exonumia collection of errors...certainly a unique approach to collecting.

Bruce

 

Thanks Bruce. Collecting foul ups on exonumia would be very unique indeed. That's what so great about exonumia, the almost unlimited theme possibilities.

 

Funny you should mention that... here is a recent pickup of mine, posted in the error section:

http://www.cointalk.com/threads/errors-and-exonumia.242925/

 

Like sign painters, engravers of the day must have been bad spellers! But then again considering the subject matter of the token, he could have been sampling the product to get a feel for it as they say!